Our members have responded to @BREWatford on proposals to update the BREEAM rating tool in 2014. Find out more here:

Last month we held a workshop with our members to discuss changes to BREEAM, which will be updated to include necessary policy changes such as Part L (announced today ) and advances around industry best practice. The feedback focused on the technical content and operational issues, and there was an overwhelming consensus that there should be a greater emphasis on the operational performance of buildings compared with the predicted performance at design stage to ensure targets are met. Anna Surgenor, Senior Technical Advisor at UK-GBC, said: “BREEAM is a well used and recognised rating tool in the UK for assessing the environmental impact of buildings. Our members are at the forefront of implementing BREEAM and have provided key suggestions for the 2014 update. “We look forward to hearing how these recommendations are implemented by BRE to ensure BREEAM can help achieve a m...